HC Deb 05 August 1965 vol 717 cc443-4W
Mr. Rose

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the procedure for advertising legal vacancies in Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service.

Mr. Padley

Vacancies for legal advisers in the Diplomatic Service are filled through competitions conducted by the Civil Service Commission. These vacancies are usually advertised in the following papers:

  • The Times.
  • Daily Telegraph.
  • Sunday Times.
  • The Observer.
  • Glasgow Herald.
  • The Scotsman.
  • Law Times.
  • The Solicitors Journal.
  • The Scots Law Times.
  • Law Society Gazette.

Mr. Rose

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many of the successful applicants for Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service during the past five years went to headmasters' conference schools.

Mr. Padley

The Diplomatic Service did not come into existence until 1st January, 1965. The number of successful applicants for entry into the administrative and executive classes of the former Foreign Service from 1960 to 1964 inclusive, educated at headmasters' conference schools, was 116 out of a total entry of 259. I would also refer my hon. Friend to the reply my hon. Friend gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, East (Mr. Rhodes) on 28th July.

Mr. Rose

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many of the applicants for Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service from Manchester University, all of whom were unsuccessful, went to headmasters' conference schools.

Mr. Padley

I regret that the information requested by my hon. Friend is not readily available. I will, with permission, send it to him as soon as I can.